The Book of Songs is the earliest collection of poems and the beginning of China's ancient poems. It collects poems from the early Western Zhou Dynasty to the middle of the Spring and Autumn Period (1 1 century to the 6th century).
***3 1 1, among which 6 poems are Sheng poems, that is, they have only titles and no content, and are called Six Sheng Poems (Nan Chang, Bai Hua, Shu Hua, You Geng, Chong Qiu and You Yi), reflecting the early Zhou Dynasty to the Zhou Dynasty.
2. Shan Hai Jing-China's first collection of myths.
Shan Hai Jing is an important ancient book in the pre-Qin period of China, and it is also the oldest wonderful book full of myths and legends. The author of the book is unknown. Modern scholars think that this book was not written in a moment, and the author is not alone. Shan Hai Jing has been handed down for 18 volumes, including 5 volumes of Shan Hai Jing and 3 volumes of Hai Jing 13. The age of each volume is unknown, of which 14 is the work of the Warring States period and 4 is the work of the early Western Han Dynasty.
3. China's first long poem Li Sao.
Lisao is a poem written by Qu Yuan, a poet in China during the Warring States Period, and it is also the longest lyric poem in ancient China. This poem centers on the poet's life experience, experience and mental journey.
The first half repeatedly confided the poet's concern about the fate of Chu and people's life, expressing his desire to reform politics and his will to stick to his ideals and never compromise with evil forces even in times of disaster. The second half reflects the poet's thoughts and feelings of patriotism and love for the people through the statement of dreaming, pursuing ideals and dying after failure.
4. The Spring and Autumn Annals-the first chronological history book in China.
The Spring and Autumn Annals, also known as Lin Jing or Lin Shi, is one of the six Confucian classics in ancient China. It is also the national history of Lu in the Zhou Dynasty, and the existing version was revised by Confucius.
Spring and Autumn Annals is the first chronological history book in China, with a total of 35 volumes. It is one of the Confucian classics and the longest of the Thirteen Classics. It is listed as a classic in Sikuquanshu. It covers the period from 722 BC (Lu Yinnian) to 479 BC (16th year of Lu Aigong).
5. Historical Records-General History of China's First Biography.
Historical Records, formerly known as Taishigong or Taishigong Gong Ji and Taishigong Historical Records, is a biographical historical book written by Sima Qian, a historian of the Western Han Dynasty. It is the first biographical general history in the history of China, recording the history of four years and more than 3,000 years from the legendary Huangdi era to Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty.
In the first year of Taichu (BC 104), Sima Qian began to create Taishi Gongshu, later called Shiji. This book was used for 14 years before and after completion.
6. Hanshu-the first chronological history book in China.
Hanshu, also known as pre-Hanshu, is the first biographical dynastic history in China and one of the "twenty-four histories". It was compiled by Ban Gu, a historian of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and lasted for more than 20 years. Jian 'an was basically completed in the early years, which was interpreted by Yan Shigu in the later Tang Dynasty. Hanshu is another important historical book in ancient China after Shiji, and it is called "the first four histories" together with Shiji, Houhanshu and The History of the Three Kingdoms.
Masterpieces of Chinese classical literature
Up to now, there are six batches of 13026 National List of Precious Ancient Books. It is understood that the selection criteria for the national catalogue of precious ancient books are very strict. The main scope of the catalogue is the precious ancient books written or printed before 19 12, which exist in the form of China classical binding and have important historical, ideological and cultural values; Ancient books in minority languages should be appropriately relaxed according to specific conditions. According to relevant insiders, in recent years, with the in-depth protection of ancient books in China and the continuous release of the list of precious ancient books, ancient books that can be declared and selected by provinces are becoming more and more scarce.